🎸Stage #16: Gravel takes over the world...
and how a former DJ wants to change cycling's archaic model
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#sports #gravel
The Giro d’Italia took a page from the average-Joe’s playbook. Gravel is all the craze away from the pro-cycling ranks. After the crazy gravel finish we featured last week, the Giro d’Italia hit the gravel roads again. Don’t these photos just have you longing for a gravel ride around the Tuscan hills?
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#gravel
What do road pros, long-distance gravel specialists, triathletes, and mountain bikers all have in common? They’re all going to be meeting in Kansas for the 2021 Unbound Gravel, the race formerly known as Dirty Kanza. Check out the start list here. It’s one of our favourite events of the year, and we’re sure it won’t disappoint.
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#sports #whoops
No saddle. No problem. Wait, what? Fernando Gaviria sprinted to 5th in Stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia. While it’s not the Colombian’s best ever result, it’s a pretty impressive feat without a saddle, don’t you think!
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#tech
SILCA are already in the future. They’ve stepped up the 3D-printing game, and now you can buy a 3D-printed titanium handlebar mount. At a reported price of £175, they’re not cheap, but they’re certainly cool.
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#culture
Milly de Mori is the CEO and founder of No Gods No Masters, a Milan-based women’s sportswear start-up. But dive in a little further and you learn that this stylish 50-something cyclist was once a high-flying DJ. Her story is unique, and she tells how her former lifestyle has shaped her take on the demands of cycling and how she plans on confronting the sport’s archaic model.
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#bikepacking #tips
Bikepacking is an adventure and an experience. If we’re honest, it is also a logistical nightmare! It should be simple: all you have to do is pedal, eat and rest. However the choices you make -from planning to execution- will dictate whether you spend the whole time smiling or cursing under your breath. Here are some top tips on how to make your trip that little bit more enjoyable.
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📱Tweet of the week
I mean, this is one way of solving a mechanical problem quickly. Just have your mechanic waiting with a spare bike!
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The Service Course, with accompanying coffee shops La Fabrica and Espresso Mafia are some of the most famous in the world. The idea was born in Girona by ex-pro Christian Meier and his wife, Amber, and they’re taking over the cycling world. Listen to how the Meiers transformed one of the most famous cycling cafés in the world into the brand it is today.
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Everyone’s idea of a dream ride is slightly different. In this video, Yorkshireman Oliver Bridgewood brings his to the table, in the Lake District. This video will have you day-dreaming over super-bikes and steep climbs. Who said England isn’t beautiful?
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